19 August 2011

The office, located at 5 Queens Road, is an example of installing
a very contemporary office design inside an older building.
The success in blending the sustainability and design features is
confirmed by the office also receiving a NABERS Indoor
Environmental Quality score of 4.5 and an occupant satisfaction
score of 92%.

The design ethos for this project was “habitat for our people” and
the office incorporates many features that improve the well being
of its occupants - including lots of additional fresh air, low
solvent materials and good access to daylight and break-out
areas.

The office scored 70 Green Star points and did particularly well
in the categories of Management, Energy, Transport, Water,
Materials and Emissions.

The main lessons learnt were:
• Good documentation capture from subcontractors speeds up Green
Star certification.
• The best results come from close collaboration between the
tenant, builder, architect and services engineer.